Summary: The Mystery Dungeon series is a franchise that's been going on since the days of the Super NES – just recently Sega released a remake of the one of the original Mystery Dungeon games: Shiren the Wanderer. The latest version in the series is the second one Chunsoft has made for Nintendo: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness. The team created two versions of the same game, and more doesn't necessarily mean better: this sequel isn't much of a step up from the first game in the series, which wasn't all that great to begin with. Read Full Article

OMFG! they majorly underrated the prev ones and they underrated theese too!! this games graphics are beautiful in the cut sceanes! like lost magic, the graphics arnt the best in game, but as i said, cut screan graphics are awsome!the sound is nice and catchy,it is long and has great replay value and like the other dungeons, it has amazing lasting appeal!! i got 500+ hours out of the old one, the longest ive gotten out of any game "."!and theese are turning out to be the same.

This just goes to show how much a review, any review, should affect your decision on a game. I was greatly disappointed in The World Ends With You, yet IGN (and just about every other publication) gave it great reviews. I'm not much of a Pokemon fan but I like PMD: EoT. By this review... heck, I'd probably never give PMD a try. I've never been a big Pokemon fan and dungeon hacks were never really a big deal to me. But I enjoy playing PMD:EoT-- even a heck of a lot more than the original PMD that was released before. I'm not knocking Harris for his review. I'm just saying not to listen to one single person for game, movie, book, or any sort of review. Though, I wouldn't be surprised if Gamespot, 1up and the other online sites give it a similar score. ::shrug:: I like it. I didn't expect to like it. It's not my new favorite game ever-- but I'd give it at least a 7.8.

After beating most of the main storyline, I agree it was repetitive a couple times...but if you weigh that with the amount of great things they added....all the elements of a great story. There was foreshadoing, nice plot twists that sent you everywhere....even to the future and back....I really was delighted with the way Pokemon "stepped it up" this time. The gameplay kept the classic feel from PMD1 and the battles are pretty much the same with the exception with the pokemon and different moves. I think that although they didnt add much to the game, the new storyline and more pokemon were the main factors the Pokemon Company was trying to give to us in the game...and what more can we ask for? Wi-Fi rescue you say? Oh, well we have that now too. Not to mention getting notified via e-mail or text message which is way beyond a 6.5. Anyone who would play this game with a just love of pokemon (which this guy CLEARLY did not) then they would see how good of a game this is. The only drawbacks to the game were the music IMO, and definately that the only Wi-Fi Action is rescuing. I think that adding the Trade Items via Wi-Fi and maybe Co-Op dungeon exploring on Wi-Fi would be great ideas for future PMD Titles. But by no means does this game deserve a 6.5....thats just an insult to the game itself, the players of the game, and the fact that it was based off of PMD1...and I dont think that guy knew that because he kept referring to some sick dungeon game that I've never heard of....for good reason I suppose xD

It's a review for the general players and not for the "Pokémon Dungeon Fanatics", I'm a great fan of the Pokémon games (R/S/E/FR/LG/D/P only) but not the Dungeon ones because they are bad compared with others!...

6.5 it's more than deserved and certainly I would not play this games without a good reason (trading pokes with D/P), so, for the general public here's one really fair review!...

I wish Game Freak and Nintendo would work on the Pokemon spin-offs privately... I've been playing since Blue version back in kindergarten and have played Blue, Stadium, Pinball, Hey You Pikachu, Yellow, Gold, Sapphire, Mystery Dungeon (through emulation) Emerald and Diamond. The only good ones were the traditional ones, though Pinball was alright...

I wish Game Freak and Nintendo would work on the Pokemon spin-offs privately... I've been playing since Blue version back in kindergarten and have played Blue, Stadium, Pinball, Hey You Pikachu, Yellow, Gold, Sapphire, Mystery Dungeon (through emulation) Emerald and Diamond. The only good ones were the traditional ones, though Pinball was alright...

I've got Darkness, and I believe it's a damn good game. The main storyline is interesting, and there's enough post-ending storyline to keep you going. I'd give it at least a 7.5 - 8.0. Although, you do have to factor in the fact that the graphics are almost the same as the previous MD, as well as the music, and that, for some people, even though the dungeons are random, they might become repetative, and a little boring.

The first one sucked, this one probably two. I can't believe people actually buy this sequel. The battles are stupid and awfull to watch. The Pokémon are to small, why not an open world and fully sized pokémon like Pokémon rangers.

The first one sucked, this one probably two. I can't believe people actually buy this sequel. The battles are stupid and awfull to watch. The Pokémon are to small, why not an open world and fully sized pokémon like Pokémon rangers.

The first pokémon dungeon was a waste of money, my score of the first dungeon game is 5/10. It has a good story, but thats it. I can't believe people who say they actually like dungeon more than the true Pokémon RPGs. Pokémon spin-offs are bad, except Ranger which was a decent game, but still, c'mon dungeon is awfull, even if you're a Pokémon fan you should hate this game!!! I've never played dungeon 2 and i will never do!

Darkness4500, I agree with you completely, first of all, the first Mystery Dungeon seemed so scaled down compared to this one, this one actually made some sense. (Though it has a similar story to The first Mystery Dungeon) And anyone who says the spin-offs are better than the original series should go cut their own head for being stupid...

Are you kidding me? Seriously? This game is not clumsily made, nor is it lacking in creativity. I liked the original Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, though it did have its fair share of problems. Many of these problems were the ones that you ave talked about. However, this game is impeccable, and an outstanding sequel to everything presented in the original. The music does not deserve a 6.0. I was amazed and astounded by the music quality in this game, with every track to every dungeon being catchy and authentic-sounding. Whether it's a bassline that pulls the track together or a horn section, everything sounds well-put together.
Look, I'm not going to criticize your review for just about everything (The music section was just what I found to be the most unbearable). However, I cannot help but think that your review is somehow biased, for whatever reason you have. Please, realize that this is a fantastic game.

As I recall, the timespan between this game and its predecessor is about two years, September 2006 and April 2008. The Guitar Hero series is being blatantly miused, multiple games being released year after year, most of which are of decent to suppar quality, and IGN has pretty much been relentlessly praising it from the beginning. Sure, it was fresh from the first two, but the rest feel like cash ins. Pokemon is going down the same road, however in this particular case, it was a bit out of line to call the game "clumsily made". I enjoyed the improved menu format, the enhanced plot and dialogue, the ramped up music, and more variation in missions and a minigame. I'm not saying it's a perfect game, nor am I saying the improvements I mentioned are mind blowing. However, Chunsoft put a good amount of heart into this one. That's just my opinion, I am not trying to go down on you for yours.

Also, for all the idiots calling others idiots if they like the spin offs better than the main series, shut up already. Seriously, I didn't like Pokemon Ranger all that much, but I do have the audacity to say that I ENJOYED THE ORINGAL PMD AND THIS ONE BETTER THAN THE RUBY AND SAPPHIRE. And again, that is my opinion, even when Game Freak shows much more quality in the main series than the spin offs.

That being said, I still like IGN much, much more than I do Gamespot. A lot more.

Hey,not cool.I really liked Blue Rescue Team!It had all the current pokemon in it,and it was pretty challenging to get to F99 in a dungeon where you start at lvl 1,with three or no items and by yourself.Absolutely brutal when you run into a level 5 Machop when you're at level 2.Punch,punch,punch,KO,go home.Anyway,I'm going to get it regardless because I really like it.Admittedly,they do need to add some new things;maybe a mini-game to recruit a pokemon.Maybe...to recruit you have to do a touch-screen mini-game,like drawing its type symbol.OK,that's a really bad idea,but something could be thought up.I just want to run around pounding on pokes as Lucario.